35+ Cleaning Mistakes to Avoid in the Home

When you want to go the extra mile and make sure your home is sparkling or you're just doing your day-to-day routine, you probably want your time cleaning to make as much of a difference as possible. We've taken the time to look around the internet and found some of the most common cleaning mistakes that you'll want to avoid in your home.

When you clean, where do you start? Some people find that cleaning the floors first is motivating since it's the first thing that you see. As a matter of fact, it's a lot better to start cleaning your ceiling, ceiling fans, and high surfaces first before moving to lower surfaces. This is because when you dust your fan, for instance, it'll send the dust to the floor — thus, undoing all that hard work while vacuuming.

When you're cleaning, you want to make sure you're doing more than making things look tidy. You want to get rid of all the germs you can't see, too. To get all those germs away, think about the little places you touch every day. Things like doorknobs, cabinet handles, water taps, and more may not seem dirty unless they're really filthy. However, hitting them with some disinfectant can really change the game of keeping your family happy and healthy.

There are few items in your life that you have as much daily contact with as your phone. This contact can create quite a buildup of bacteria as well. This means even if your phone is free of smudges, there's probably still a lot of bacteria hiding there. The good news is all that you need is a disinfectant wipe to take care of that. Make sure to wipe down the phone daily and thoroughly for the cleanest experience.

This is another case in which you use an item a lot but you might not traditionally think of it as something that needs to be cleaned. Cloth, reusable grocery bags are popular for good reason! They're convenient and eco-friendly but like a piece of clothing you'd wear, they get dirty after a while. Flip them inside out after you use them and wash them to keep bacteria at bay.